Drug Fee Guideline Prompts Comments on Pricing, Compounding

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is reviewing comments from system participants on its proposed new pharmacy fee guideline, which will update the existing guideline to comply with legislation passed this spring by state lawmakers.The deadline for filing comments was Aug. 1. Several comments from pharmacy representatives and carrier organizations focused on how parenteral drugs – that is, drugs administered outside of the body, rather than being ingested, injected or inhaled – will be priced under the new guideline. Compounding, rep...